Reel flange

ABSTRACT

A reel flange is provided comprising wooden pieces ( 2 A) disposed in a plane so as to constitute a disk and a connector ( 100 ) for maintaining said wooden pieces in the required position. The wooden pieces ( 2 A) each have an overall sector shape which, when placed side by side, form a disk, and the connector includes a band ( 6 ) that presses onto the periphery of the disk and two plates centered on the disk that maintain the central area of the disk.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a reel flange.

It also relates to the reel obtained.

2. Description of Related Art

The packaging of wire in long lengths is done in coil form

To do this, the wire is wound, either on a mandrel that is temporary,i.e. used only to produce a coil whose characteristics result simplyfrom the way in which the wire has been wound, or on a support alsoknown as a reel.

Conventionally, a reel is constituted by two parallel flanges held therequired distance apart by a central body onto which the filiformmaterial is wound, at least indirectly.

This central body is generally tubular so that a spindle can be insertedinto it in order to manipulate these reels.

These reels can be made of plastic, which requires the production of arelatively expensive mold.

But normally, the flanges are made of wood, a material that isrelatively inexpensive and easy to work.

To produce these flanges, relatively large planks are used, disposedside by side so as to be held edge to edge by joining pieces that extendat right angles to the longitudinal axes of said planks.

Often, these joining pieces are also constituted by wooden planksforming a second layer of planks running crosswise to the first layer.

To give the assembly a disk shape, the outside edges of the planks arerectified, after assembly at the latest, so as to form a portion of thecircle delimiting the disk.

Nails hold everything together.

The mechanical behavior of these layers is terrible.

Sometimes, a steel band is provided to limit wear on the flanges.

These reels nevertheless still require manual production.

One of the objects of the invention is to obtain a reel flange that iseasy to construct.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To this end, the subject of the invention is a reel flange comprising:

wooden pieces disposed in a plane so as to constitute a disk, and

so-called connecting means for maintaining said wooden pieces in therequired position,

this reel being characterized in that:

the wooden pieces each have an overall sector shape which, when placedside by side, form a disk, and

the connecting means comprise a band that presses on the periphery ofthe disk, and two plates centered on the disk that maintain the centralarea of the disk.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be clearly understood with the aid of the descriptionbelow, given as a non-limiting example in reference to the attacheddrawing, which schematically represents:

FIG. 1: a front view of a flange of a reel;

FIG. 2: an axial sectional view of a reel during assembly;

FIG. 3: a detail of FIG. 2 prior to assembly;

FIG. 4: an exploded view of a variant of embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to the drawing, we see a reel 1.

Conventionally, a reel 1 is constituted by two parallel flanges 2 heldthe required distance apart by a central body 3 onto which the filiformmaterial is wound, at least indirectly.

The central body 3 is generally tubular so that a spindle can beinserted into it in order to manipulate these reels.

In this case, the central body is a metal tube (FIG. 2) or a wooden body(FIG. 4).

Each of the flanges 2 of the reel 1 comprises wooden pieces 2A disposedin a plane so as to constitute a disk, and so-called connecting means100 for maintaining said wooden pieces in the required position.

This flange also has a cutout 4 centered on its axis, 5 of rotation tomake it possible to grasp it.

According to one characteristic of the invention:

the wooden pieces 2A each have an overall sector shape which, whenplaced side by side, form a disk, and

the connecting means comprise a band 6 that presses on the periphery ofthe disk, and two plates 7 centered on the disk, which maintain thecentral area of the disk.

Advantageously, the band 6 has a U-shaped cross section such that thesides 6A of the U laterally clamp the sectors 2A.

This band 6 is made from a formed metal strip or a preformed section soas to have a U-shaped cross section, which is curved so that it takesthe form of a hoop.

The two ends of the strip or section are then joined, preferably bywelding.

Advantageously, the sector 2A located in the area of the weld of the twoends of the band has a notch 8 perpendicular to this weld so that thewood does not run the risk of catching fire during the weldingoperation.

Advantageously, the plates 7 have an axial cutout 9 and one of them iswelded to the end of a tubular crosspiece 10.

More precisely, it is the external plate that is attached to thecrosspiece 10.

The second plate is held to the first one by bolts 11 passing throughsome of the sectors so as to form a hub.

The diameter of the axial cutout of the plate 7 located on the outsideof the reel is equal to the external diameter of the tubular crosspieceto which it is attached by welding (see FIG. 3).

In the example represented, the aforementioned plate is not placed onthe crosspiece but is slightly offset, and it is the welding bead 60that provides the connection.

The other plate, the one pressing on the so-called internal surface ofthe flange, has a cutout 9 larger than the external diameter of thecrosspiece 10, and this plate is therefore held in place by bolts 11whose shafts pass through the two plates and the wooden pieces so as toclamp the center part of the flange.

The internal diameter of the tubular crosspiece is approximately equalto the external diameter of the central body when the latter is mountedon a spindle.

The flanges are then attached to the central body by fastening means 12so as to form a reel.

These fastening means could, of course, be embodied by weld points or awelding bead, but it is more advantageous for these fastening means tobe demountable, like bolts 20.

For this reason, the central body has, at a distance from each of itsends, a stop 12A that extends at a right angle to the longitudinal axisof said central body and tie rods (not represented) that bring togetherthe flanges, which thus come to rest on the aforementioned stops.

The stop 12A has an external section identical to the internal sectionof the cutout 9 of the internal plate so that it can be wedged insidethis cutout.

Preferably this cutout 9 is circular and the plate is square.

It is thus easy to exchange a reel flange if it is broken or to replaceit with another one of a different diameter.

Sometimes, one of the sectors will be made of a material other thanwood, such as metal.

As shown in FIG. 4, another form of reel is represented.

As may be seen, the shape of the sectors can be substantially differentso as to form the spokes of a wheel, between which said sectors ofdifferent dimensions are housed.

The narrower sectors can, for example, be made of a more rigid wood thanthe wider sectors.

The body of the reel is also made with wooden planks so as to constitutea cylinder 40.

Plates 20 make it possible to connect and hold this cylindrical part 40to the reel flanges.

Tie rod rods 50 are used.

What is claimed is:
 1. Reel flange comprising a plurality of woodenpieces (2A) disposed in a single plane and forming a single layer so asto constitute a disk, and connecting means (100) for maintaining saidwooden pieces in said plane in a fixed position relative to one another,the reel flange being characterized in that: the wooden pieces (2A) eachhave an overall sector shape which, when placed side by side, form adisk and the connecting means comprise a band (6) that presses on theperiphery of the disk, and two plates (7) centered on the disk anddisposed on opposite sides thereof that maintain a central area of thedisk, said reel flange further comprising a tubular crosspiece (10)secured to one of said two plates, wherein the other of said two plateshas a cutout that is larger than an exterior surface of said crosspiece.2. Flange according to claim 1, characterized in that the band (6) has aU-shaped cross section such that radially inwardly extending legs (6A)of the band laterally clamp the sectors (2A).
 3. Flange according toclaim 2, characterized in that the wooden piece sector (2A) located inan area of a weld joining two ends of the band (6) has a notch (8)perpendicular to this weld so that the wood does not run the risk ofcatching fire during the welding operation.
 4. Flange according to claim1, characterized in that each of said two plates (7) has an axial cutout(9), and said plate which is secured to said tubular crosspiece (10)forms a hub with said crosspiece.
 5. Flange according to claim 4,characterized in that the internal diameter of the tubular crosspiece isapproximately equal to an external diameter of a central body onto whichthe flange is laid.
 6. Reel comprising a central body and at least oneflange according to claim 5 characterized in that said at least oneflange is attached by fastening means (12) to the central body so as toform said reel.
 7. Reel according to claim 8, characterized in that thecentral body has, at a distance from each of its ends, a stop (12A) thatextends at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of said central body,and tie rods that bring together said at least one flange which thuscomes to rest on said stop.
 8. Flange according to claim 1,characterized in that the diameter of the axial cutout of the plate (7)located on an outside of the reel flange is equal to the externaldiameter of the tubular crosspiece and said plate is attached to saidcrosspiece by welding.
 9. Flange according to claim 8, characterized inthat the plate located on a radially inner surface of the flange: has acutout larger than the external diameter of the crosspiece and is heldin place by bolts (11) whose shafts pass through the two plates and thewooden pieces so as to press on said radially inner surface to clamp thecentral part of the flange.